December 18 - 7 soggy crebain: 1. Oops! by Aranel Took

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1. Oops! by Aranel Took

He heard them coming, even through the pouring rain outside his window. Their raucous croaks grew louder, nearly drowning out the thunder, and the light from the open window was dimmed as the flock approached. Most would go to alight in the crannies of the tower. Seven came through the window--his appointed messengers--and landed on his desk in a flurry of wet feathers.

"Blasted birds!" Saruman yelled. He swiped a hand to clear them and picked up a parchment, it's fresh ink smeared by rain. He glared at them. The crebain wisely chose to make a hasty exit.

This is a work of fan fiction, written because the author has an abiding love for the works of J R R Tolkien. The characters, settings, places, and languages used in this work are the property of the Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Enterprises, and possibly New Line Cinema, except for certain original characters who belong to the author of the said work. The author will not receive any money or other remuneration for presenting the work on this archive site. The work is the intellectual property of the author, is available solely for the enjoyment of Henneth Annûn Story Archive readers, and may not be copied or redistributed by any means without the explicit written consent of the author.

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Thanks to Juno-Magic and Aranel Took, HASA members were presented with 24 cues to use to create presents of stories, drabbles, and poems for the Yule season in 2005. Many members contributed many wonderful "mathoms" for you to enjoy. Find them all collected here.